diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index ff739a90a49..d4437151d46 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -760,13 +760,6 @@ FilePath FilePath::fromStringWithExtension(const QString &filepath, const QStrin
     return FilePath::fromString(rc);
 }
 
-/// Constructs a FileName from \a fileName
-/// \a fileName is not checked for validity.
-FilePath FilePath::fromLatin1(const QByteArray &filename)
-{
-    return FilePath::fromString(QString::fromLatin1(filename));
-}
-
 /// Constructs a FileName from \a fileName
 /// \a fileName is only passed through QDir::cleanPath
 FilePath FilePath::fromUserInput(const QString &filename)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index c6d765a2841..fd8f4f74227 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public:
     static FilePath fromString(const QString &filepath);
     static FilePath fromFileInfo(const QFileInfo &info);
     static FilePath fromStringWithExtension(const QString &filepath, const QString &defaultExtension);
-    static FilePath fromLatin1(const QByteArray &filepath);
     static FilePath fromUserInput(const QString &filepath);
     static FilePath fromUtf8(const char *filepath, int filepathSize = -1);
     static FilePath fromVariant(const QVariant &variant);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter_test.cpp
index baef1083e8c..3c938b3e15c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter_test.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
         auto root = std::make_unique<ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode>(file);
         root->addNode(std::move(fileNode));
         fileNode = std::make_unique<ProjectExplorer::FileNode>(
-                    Utils::FilePath::fromLatin1(
+                    Utils::FilePath::fromString(
                         ":/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter_test.cpp"),
                     ProjectExplorer::FileType::Source);
         root->addNode(std::move(fileNode));
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void QmlProfilerDetailsRewriterTest::seedRewriter()
 
     auto kit = std::make_unique<ProjectExplorer::Kit>();
     ProjectExplorer::SysRootKitAspect::setSysRoot(
-                kit.get(), Utils::FilePath::fromLatin1("/nowhere"));
+                kit.get(), Utils::FilePath::fromString("/nowhere"));
 
     DummyProject *project = new DummyProject(Utils::FilePath::fromString(filename));
     ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::addProject(project);